Relevantnost OI u tenisu drastično raste iz godine u godinu. Sve je veća promocija tenisa kao olimpijskog sporta, a turnir sve više dobija na značaju. Teniserima je recimo olimpijada definitivno prva iza slemova, i važnija od svih mastersa. A njihovo mišljenje je uvijek najrelevantnije. Fed čeka Tokio ko ozebao sunce, sve je isplanirao ove sezone prema Wimbledonu i Tokiu. O Novaku da i ne pričam, nosi užasno veliki teret na ledjima.
When Djokovic was asked early in the London Games what a gold medal would mean to him, he replied, "It would be probably right up there with all the Grand Slams that I won because I'm playing here for my country."
After trouncing Sharapova 6-0, 6-1 for the gold, ecstatic Serena jumped several times in joy, did a little dance and gushed, "Winning Wimbledon is the best feeling in the world. Now that I won the gold medal, I didn't think it could get better than winning Wimbledon."
Andre Agassi, who boasts a career Grand Slam and a gold medal at the Atlanta Games, summed it up best: "To win a Grand Slam [title] is the greatest thing in the sport, but to win an Olympics is the biggest thing you can do in all sports."
All of the top 10 men, except injured Rafael Nadal, competed. Nadal, the 2008 singles gold medalist, called his withdrawal "one of the saddest days of my career."
When American twins Bob and Mike Bryan, winners of 11 major doubles titles, defeated Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to capture the doubles gold medal and complete a career Grand Slam, Bob said, "This is the biggest win of our career right here. It's unbelievable."
"At the end of the day my heart decided I would love to play the Olympic Games again," Federer said.
„Neću više dolazit' na Grbavicu, pucat ću vam – s Vratnika!“ - Asim Ferhatović Hase